chrisiskingx
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
Can we just sell half of these bowls, and just pray for the Liberty?
That trophy is so pretty...
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Bleeds_Purple
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
If I'm not mistaken we have a contract with the Poinsettia bowl this year to fill that spot if Army doesn't win six games. I read that somewhere can anyone confirm this or am I mistaken?
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Bleeds_Purple
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Kruciff
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 08:07 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote: Everyone always underestimates the Pirates in every sport every season. Once again we will prove y'all wrong. We lost Justin Hardy and Shane Carden. However we return out OL, our all-conference Linebackers, most of D, proven WRs and RBs. It only depends on how well Kurt Benkert does and I think he is a better QB then Shane and has more zip on his throws. We will win at least 8 games.
When was the last time the Pirates exceeded expectations?
You guys were the favorites to win the conference last year, didn't happen.
You guys were favorites to run through a watered down C-USA the year before, didn't happen.
Y'all were the best thing since sliced bread, and were going to send UCF to the Big East with a loss in 2012, but that didn't happen.
If anything, ECU is regularly overestimated.
You guys got 8 wins last year, with Carden, your top 2 WR's and your top RB, contributing to a record setting offense, all of whom are gone now.
I can easily see ECU going 4-8 on the year. I think 6-6 is the ceiling.
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05-29-2015 11:58 AM |
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NBPirate
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 11:58 AM)Kruciff Wrote: (05-29-2015 08:07 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote: Everyone always underestimates the Pirates in every sport every season. Once again we will prove y'all wrong. We lost Justin Hardy and Shane Carden. However we return out OL, our all-conference Linebackers, most of D, proven WRs and RBs. It only depends on how well Kurt Benkert does and I think he is a better QB then Shane and has more zip on his throws. We will win at least 8 games.
When was the last time the Pirates exceeded expectations?
You guys were the favorites to win the conference last year, didn't happen.
You guys were favorites to run through a watered down C-USA the year before, didn't happen.
Y'all were the best thing since sliced bread, and were going to send UCF to the Big East with a loss in 2012, but that didn't happen.
If anything, ECU is regularly overestimated.
You guys got 8 wins last year, with Carden, your top 2 WR's and your top RB, contributing to a record setting offense, all of whom are gone now.
I can easily see ECU going 4-8 on the year. I think 6-6 is the ceiling.
HAHAHA!!
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Kruciff
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 11:51 AM)Bleeds_Purple Wrote: I found this which says we have a backup agreement with the Poinsettia bowl but gives no details http://theamerican.org/news/2013/12/5/FB...34743.aspx
It seems to be a backup just like the Liberty Bowl. I hope we nab at least one of those, cause that would make the bowl lineup OUTSTANDING.
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05-29-2015 12:00 PM |
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Bleeds_Purple
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 11:58 AM)Kruciff Wrote: (05-29-2015 08:07 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote: Everyone always underestimates the Pirates in every sport every season. Once again we will prove y'all wrong. We lost Justin Hardy and Shane Carden. However we return out OL, our all-conference Linebackers, most of D, proven WRs and RBs. It only depends on how well Kurt Benkert does and I think he is a better QB then Shane and has more zip on his throws. We will win at least 8 games.
When was the last time the Pirates exceeded expectations?
You guys were the favorites to win the conference last year, didn't happen.
You guys were favorites to run through a watered down C-USA the year before, didn't happen.
Y'all were the best thing since sliced bread, and were going to send UCF to the Big East with a loss in 2012, but that didn't happen.
If anything, ECU is regularly overestimated.
You guys got 8 wins last year, with Carden, your top 2 WR's and your top RB, contributing to a record setting offense, all of whom are gone now.
I can easily see ECU going 4-8 on the year. I think 6-6 is the ceiling.
While some of your points are true we tend to overachieve when there isn't much expected of us and underachieve when there is high expectations. For example last year going 8-5 was huge disappointment with the high expectations we had. But back in 2012 a lot of people thought that it would be Ruff's last year and were predicting 4 or 5 wins and we won 8 games with a brand-new starting quarterback. The 2013 season went about as expected we won 10 games had a couple of nice non conference wins and won our bowl game. We just shat the bed at Marshall on a short week at Thanksgiving five days after beating our rival North Carolina State on the road.
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2015 12:09 PM by Bleeds_Purple.)
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BullsFanInTX
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 11:48 AM)Bleeds_Purple Wrote: If I'm not mistaken we have a contract with the Poinsettia bowl this year to fill that spot if Army doesn't win six games. I read that somewhere can anyone confirm this or am I mistaken?
We are a backup to the Poinsettia if they can't fill slots.
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techdawg88
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billybobby777
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
(05-29-2015 11:58 AM)Kruciff Wrote: (05-29-2015 08:07 AM)Carolina_Low_Country Wrote: Everyone always underestimates the Pirates in every sport every season. Once again we will prove y'all wrong. We lost Justin Hardy and Shane Carden. However we return out OL, our all-conference Linebackers, most of D, proven WRs and RBs. It only depends on how well Kurt Benkert does and I think he is a better QB then Shane and has more zip on his throws. We will win at least 8 games.
When was the last time the Pirates exceeded expectations?
You guys were the favorites to win the conference last year, didn't happen.
You guys were favorites to run through a watered down C-USA the year before, didn't happen.
Y'all were the best thing since sliced bread, and were going to send UCF to the Big East with a loss in 2012, but that didn't happen.
If anything, ECU is regularly overestimated.
You guys got 8 wins last year, with Carden, your top 2 WR's and your top RB, contributing to a record setting offense, all of whom are gone now.
I can easily see ECU going 4-8 on the year. I think 6-6 is the ceiling.
I know you never wanted ECU in the AAC but ECU has a much better tradition than your school in football...peach bowl win before your first game. I agree with my fellow Pirate on this, your disdain for ECU is not hidden at all....and that's ok if you just embrace it! BTW, ECU will go bowling this year and possibly play in the AAC championship game.
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Bearcats#1
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RE: Bowl games for 2015?
I wish our conference champ at least got a guaranteed spot in a NY6 bowl...heck I'd be happy with the Peach or some such. Heck, I'd take the Liberty Bowl (now on Jan2). Our bowls suck beyond suck.
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